Sexual intercourse among adolescents maltreated before age 12: A prospective investigation

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 941-949

  Black, Maureen M ^a   Oberlander, Sarah E ^a   Lewis, Terri ^b   Knight, Elizabeth D ^c   Zolotor, Adam J ^c   Litrownik, Alan J ^d   Thompson, Richard ^e   Dubowitz, Howard ^a   English, Diana E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexuality; Child maltreatment; Emotional abuse; Emotional distress; Neglect; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349260929     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3836     Document Type: Article

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